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Friday, November 30, 2001
And then there were two
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Before you go out and by that new FatBlocker "Diet Miracle Drug", you might just want to read this article... It's totally gross, but I guess all that fat has to go somewhere...now doesn't it.
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Today was a very tough day for me. It would have been my Grandfather's 84th Birthday. I lost him almost 6 months and as most of you know, it's been a very hard thing for me to deal with. I wanted to write something about him this morning, but I knew I wouldn't be able to keep it together at work if I had tried. Pop had always been very important to me, I don't think that any of my siblings realized until he was gone just what an impact he had on our lives while he was around. I count myself so lucky to have had him with me as long as I did. For many years he was more of a father figure to me than my own father. I am happy to report that the relationship with my father is now stronger than it has ever been before. That actually makes dealing with the loss of Pop so much easier.
My Brother and Sister and I have lived with my Grandparents off and on from 1989 to present time. Courtney is currently living with my Grandmother and Scott and his wife Natalie live near by. As you can see the family bond there is extremely strong, I guess it makes sense that we are all missing him so much. My Grandfather greatly impacted a lot of the lives around him. At his wake, my father told me that he hoped that he could be as good of a father-in-law to Gianni as Pop had been to him. He was always there to give support and advice when asked, but he never gave any unsolicited advice. Dad, I can tell you that you are a great Father-in-law and a great father too.
Found an interesting article via Charles. I guess to some people we really can be looked at as the "500 Pound Gorilla".
Monday, November 26, 2001
Yet another funny from my Uncle John... TRAFFIC TICKETS (Good, Better, BEST!) GOOD: BETTER: BEST:
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
I knew I was BAD NEWS, but I had no idea... Caused by insufficient phosphorous, vitamin D and/or sunlight, you cause those unlucky enough to suffer you to have swelling in the joints, and bending of the longer bones (such as those found in the legs) in growing children. You're not very prevalent in affluent societies any more - but don't worry, there's always the third world!
Today's Nerd Word of the Day is Marketoid. Although I am now Marketing Manager for a local Software Company, I am NOT a Marketoid. Did I mention that I'm also the Web Administrator, Web Designer, Programmer, and now I'm doing the Print related work as well. If I EVER have a "engineer" type call me a Marketoid to my face, they will be on the receiving end of a swift kick in the glutious maximus. Oh and I used to play soccer too. Just ask Gianni how hard I can kick. Gosh! I'm not really venting it just pisses me off when I see stuff like that. Not ALL marketing folks are devoid of any understanding of technology. Some of us have had very extensive previous WORKING knowledge of all that "engineering" gobbley-gook.
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
We are having our office Thanksgiving dinner this afternoon. We got two fairly big hams from Boston Market and everyone brought a side dish. We have lots of yummy deserts to choose from. We'll probably all be grazing this afternoon on the wonderful cookies and breads that folks brought. I got up at 6:30 this morning to make potatoes. They were worth getting up early for, everyone gobbled them down immediately. Gianni and I are spending Thanksgiving day with his folks in De Soto and then we're driving up to "Sooner Country" for the weekend to spend some time with my clan. Natalie's Birthday is actually on Thanksgiving this year and my brothers is the 30th so we'll be having a small get together with them. November is a big birthday month in my family. My Grandmother's was the 9th, Natalie's is the 22nd, My Pop's would have been the 28th and my Brother's is the 30th. As you can imagine, November and December are very busy months for my family. I probably won't post again before Thanksgiving so I hope you ALL have a happy and safe Holiday with loved ones and friends.
Friday, November 16, 2001
I downloaded this the other day and thought it was pretty cool. Anyone who REALLY knows me knows what a HUGE Paul McCartney fan I am, I guess I need to go purchase the CD now. :) When I downloaded and installed the exe I was surprised to find that it automatically popped up in the middle of my desktop. Some pretty snazy programming in that little media player, I thought.
Well I did it. I took a leap of faith and went to a new hair stylist last night and got my hair all chopped off. I had been feeling like a shaggy old English Sheep Dog for a while now and I had been struggling with the decision whether to just trim it up a bit or go all out with a new doo. I've been transformed from the Old English Sheep Dog with the mass of curls in her eyes to the young pup bouncing around with a sassy new cut. I like it, it's very similar to the way I was wearing it this time last year but just a smidge shorter. I FEEL SASSY!!! Gianni seems to like it as too. He does miss twisting my curls through his fingers until my entire head is one giant knot of hair so unruly that I look like Medusa about to turn some poor unsuspecting mortal into stone, but he does know that I am happier with this cut. What a guy!! The new place I went last night is called Michael Raymond Salon. It's over in the new very swank, Mockingbird Station shopping area right next to Angelika Film Center. If you're in Dallas and you're looking for a new stylist, e-mail me and I'll be happy to shoot you the 411.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
This is fun!!! I am totally loving the search engine queries that I've been getting today. Some of them make sence, but some are one in particular as a little out there.
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
My Sister sent me this one, I'm still rolling on the floor laughing. :) Memo to: Cavemates First of all, while it's good to be concerned about cruise missiles, we should be even more concerned about the scorpions in our cave. Hey, you don't want to be stung and neither do I so we need to sweep the cave daily. I've posted a sign up sheet near the main cave opening. Second, it's not often I make a video address but when I do, I'm trying to scare the most powerful country on earth, okay? That means that while we're taping, please do not ride your razor scooter in the background. Just while we're taping. Thanks. Third point, and this is a touchy one. As you know, by edict, we're not supposed to shave our beards. But I need everyone to just think hygiene, especially after mealtime. We're all in this together. Fourth: food. I bought a box of Cheez-Its recently, clearly wrote "Osama" on the front, and put it on the top shelf. Today, my Cheez-Its were gone. Consideration. That's all I'm saying. Finally, we've heard that there may be American soldiers in disguise trying to infiltrate our ranks. I want to set up patrols to look for them. First patrol will be Omar, Muhammed, Abdul, Akbar, and Richard. Love you lots Osama
Monday, November 12, 2001
Taurus, be prepared to have a powerful and insightful psychic experience. Normally, you might not believe in paranormal phenomena, but something unusual and extraordinary could happen to you today. Maybe you will have an eerie moment of premonition, in which you sense an event before it actually happens. Or you could have a moment of clairaudience, when you hear someone's voice calling to you - and this person is nowhere near you at the time! Just open all your channels and tune into whatever you perceive. Oooo!!! I'm intrigued.
"Hero's are defined not by the acts of heroism they so gladly perform, nor by the horoic manner in which they perform them, but by their willingness to volunteer for a position in which heroism is expected at a moments notice." - Jamey Derryberry Today and everyday, thank you.
Another new tasty from the head of Elise. OpineBovine.com
Saturday, November 10, 2001
Why yes Dink, apparently I'm a blogaholic. Or at least a dedicated weblogger.
Friday, November 09, 2001
A friend at my office sent this to me today. Those who have or have had small children... can relate! My three year old son had a lot of problems with potty training; and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course, I checked my seven month old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Matt had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him and he said, No." I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident and I didn't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Matt, are you sure you did not have an accident?" No," he replied. I just knew that he must have, because the smell was getting worse. Sooooo.... I asked one more time, "Matt did you have an accident?" Matt jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled.... "SEE, MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!!" While 100 people nearly choked to death on their tacos, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down to eat his food as if nothing happened. I was mortified! Some kind elderly people made me feel a lot better, when they came over and thanked me for the best laugh they had ever had!!! Another old gentleman stopped us in the parking lot as we were leaving, and said son, my wife accuses me of the same thing all the time...I just never had the nerve to make the point like you did."
Thursday, November 08, 2001
Ok, I just got 2 spam mails from 2 different girls with Yahoo accounts that really did nothing for me. Hi! I have been pondering the idea of having a extra martial encounter with someone who can be discreet and fulfill my sexual needs. If your are truly interested and want to go further with this, check out my photos on this web site that I taken about six months ago And if you like what you see we can go to the next step. As you will see I am very hot looking and very under-appreciated. Looking forward to hereing back from you in the near future. - Amanda The second e-mail was from Krystal. First off, learn how to spell marital before you ask someone to have an extra "marital" encounter with you. And secondly, sorry kids I don't bat for the other team. So, has anyone else gotten spammed from Yahoo today? You know I know someone who works for Yahoo that might be interested in the fact that their web mail program is being abused. hint, hint.
Wednesday, November 07, 2001
I know I've been a bad Blog mother lately. I have not even attempted to update my page since last week. Bad, bad girl!!! I do have a very good excuse though. You see it seems I had such a marvelous time at Dink and Billy's Post Halloween Party that I lost the use of my right hand sometime in the wee hours of Sunday morning and have only just recently regained partial use. I'M NOT JOKING!!!! I woke up Sunday morning in excruciating pain. My right hand and wrist were stiff and hurting so badly that I could not even get dressed or drive a car at all on Sunday. I woke up Sunday morning in the exact position I had fallen asleep in. Quietly tucked up in the fetal position with my right hand resting between my knees. Apparently I torked my wrist while sleep Sunday morning. Monday was a little better, at least I could partially dress myself. Thankfully, Gianni was able to drive me to work. I went to the Dr. Tuesday morning and was told I had Tendonitis and a sprained wrist. Repeated Stress Injury. I hate being old. :( So I've basically had very limited use of my right arm since Sunday and typing, mousing and writing totally kill me right now. At least the anti-inflammatory drugs seem to be working. And ice is my very dearest friend right now. Anyway, in my absence I found 2 new blogs and have added them to my list. kisses on the wind and mizdos. Both very nicely done and I'm so glad that Felecia e-mailed me and pointed me in their direction. Go check them out gang. That's it for me today, back to my ice pack and drugs.
Friday, November 02, 2001
Wow Elise...I'm impressed. This is the highest Punk Test Score I've run across yet.
Thursday, November 01, 2001
Well, October has come and gone and I spent the majority of my day at work running monthly reports again. Guess that means I've been here one full month. :) Work is pretty good. I'm very busy with my full time job and my freelance gig is keeping me up all night since I don't work on it at my day job. I was so exhausted last night. I'm definitely burning the candle at both ends right now. Gianni has been good about not getting to spend too much quality time with me the past week or so. I head straight for the computer most nights as soon as I come in from my day job and don't leave my computer until midnight or so. Last night I did finish up a little bit earlier than that so I crashed on the living room floor with Gianni for a bit, then we headed to bed and watched "Night of the Loving Doo" on Cartoon Network. He blogged about the Scooby Marathon yesterday and I have to mention that I cannot think of a female villain in Scooby Doo either. I would like to mention however that I do personally remember a few female villains in other shows. How about the Wicked Witch in Snow White or The Wicked Step Mother in Cinderella. It is important to note that both character were Step Mothers. Nothing against Step Moms, but lets look at society a bit here, no one ever wants to believe that a birth mother would ever treat their own child that badly. Reality check...it happens ever day. Ok, back to my original point, I remember Martha Ray playing the villain in The Buggaloos on Sid and Marty Kroft and I remember Witchey Poo from HR Puffinstuff. And how about Cruela Devil?
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My brother Scott was born 2 days after my Grandfather's 60th Birthday. As a family we always celebrated Scott and Pop's Birthdays together. I think there were only a few Birthdays that I can remember that we did not do the double celebration. It always worked out so well because both Birthdays were so close to Thanksgiving. In a way celebrating their special days is as much a part of my Thanksgiving memories as the Turkey and Stuffing. 
At one point or another in our lives, each of my siblings and I had lived at my Grandparents house. My mother and I lived with them while my father was in Vietnam. I think that was when my special bond with Pop really began. I was 18 months old when we moved in and we continued to live in Norman close to my Grandparents until I was about 4. 
When Gianni and I drive to Oklahoma to visit the family, I always get a little chocked up now at one point or another during our drive. I always think of Pop and I am flooded with the multitude of memories. I know that I should be happy because he is no longer in pain, but the selfish part of me still wants him here. I want to listen to his funny stories that never have the same details no matter how many times he tells them. I want to hear him play the only song he knows how to play on his harmonica. I want to give him a big hug and kiss and tell him I love him and hear him tell me how much he loves his very first grandchild. All I have are the memories now and I know that in time they won't hurt as much as they do today, I'm just waiting for that time.
